Sorted in: E.T. approved, apt11 approved, cycling, design, transportation alternatives
This is the very interesting Plus Bike.
First let’s just clear this up, the absence of brakes doesn’t suggest that this is a fixed-gear bike. There are too many things that suggest this is merely a unique, single-speed (coaster brake) beach cruiser: the beefy city tires, fairly long chainstay and exaggerated sweeping angle of the head-tube suggest a rather relaxed commuter bike. The feature I like the most is the front and rear integrated lights; very nice touch. It’s hard to make out from the photos, but it doesn’t appear that the lighting apparatus’ is an LED based system.
As far as components, nothing high-end except the Brooks Swallow saddle. Generic handle bars, threadless stem, cranks, wheelset and Kalin seatpost are standard fair, inexpensive bike components. All-in-all, the Plus Bike is pretty awesome simply because it challenges convention.
Across the internet you won’t find much about this bike except that it was supposedly designed by Fabio Bortolani and Ermanno Righi of dovetusai. There is no evidence of that as neither of these designers nor the bike is mentioned on the site. So chalk this up as the “unknown” Plus Bike. If real information surfaces, I’ll pass it along and update my post.
Until then enjoy some high-res photos of this intriguing engineering feat.
